Social Media for Non Profits with Alex Steed #ftw2010
Social Media FTW is an annual conference held in Portland, Maine. Follow the conversation on Twitter at #ftw2010.
How can you stay ahead (or before) the curve?
In the past, non-profits have tried to move the individual, not the network.
Tea Party – nimble organization which Alex suggests provides the future for organization.
Stop worrying about how you create membership, there are already people who are in clusters or networks. Find those people/networks and help them create a narrative.
What are Non-Profits looking for? Fundraising!
Small Pieces Loosely Joined – Alex highly recommends this book
Reputation drives so much for organizations, and it can be lost in an instant – especially with social media.
A lot of talk around open vs. closed systems and how the two work together.